Filed As:

Malvaceae
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

All Determinations:

Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa det. S. A. Mori, 2007
Note: ! F. Areces Berazain, 2011

Location:

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Grounds of the hotel Willard's of Saba.

Collector(s):

S. A. Mori 27138 with C. A. Gracie, 26 Oct 2007

Description:

Tree. Flowers yellow with deep red markings at interior of base of petals. Abaxial base of petals is scabrous. Flowers turn pink with age. Introduced from Hawaii. Cultivated.

Habitat:

Mostly cultivated plants but a few native plants as well.

Feature Notes:

[Photos].

Other:

Collection Notes: Willard's misspelled as Williard's on label. Corrected by S. A. Mori, 20 Feb 2008.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00951944
GUID: bd0c1976-f168-4e9a-bb39-55adeac7d8a2

Map:

Coordinates: (17.6245, -63.2268)

Distribution:

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